ALG-GER has interesting World Cup historical significance.

by PAK, Friday, June 27, 2014, 09:33 (4413 days ago) @ Jim (fisherj08)

Recalls the "Shame of Gijón" where West Germany and Austria essentially fixed their match, the last of the group, after Algeria surprised West Germany in the 1st match of the world cup in 1982. This incident lead directly to the final matches of the group stages being played simultaneously.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Germany_1%E2%80%930_Austria

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World Cup knockout round draws are finalized, who ya got? - Jim (fisherj08), 2014-06-26, 14:56
- If ya ain't Dutch, ya ain't much - Jack, 2014-06-27, 10:24
- I'll take a stab at it. - Slainte Joe, 2014-06-27, 10:09
  - Dutch hater. - San Pedro, 2014-06-28, 06:02
- Dumb luck is so a picking strategy - JRT, 2014-06-27, 10:00
- Any chance we could see Algeria/France next round? - Jim (fisherj08), 2014-06-27, 08:00
  - That would be great! - Slainte Joe, 2014-06-27, 09:57
  - We'd get the winner of Argentina-Switzerland - Brendan, 2014-06-27, 08:44
    - Sorry, I meant - Jim (fisherj08), 2014-06-27, 08:46
      - Not necessarily. Most Algerian starters were born in France - Jack, 2014-06-27, 12:34
      - ALG-GER has interesting World Cup historical significance. - PAK, 2014-06-27, 09:33
      - FWIW, A really good book on the French/Algerian conflict - hobbs, 2014-06-27, 09:00
- My picks - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2014-06-27, 07:52
- I think Chile beats Brazil first round - Deshi Basara, 2014-06-27, 06:16
  - You do know in which country this is being held, right? - Greg, 2014-06-27, 08:26
    - God I completely forgot - Deshi Basara, 2014-06-27, 12:16
      - I figure they lose to Germany in the semis - Greg, 2014-06-27, 12:22
- My expert, well-informed prognosis... - ndbk32, 2014-06-27, 00:00
  - So far so good. - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2014-07-07, 17:16
- Good match ups. - River, 2014-06-26, 19:46
- BRA-ARG final - PMan, 2014-06-26, 18:39
- Mine - hobbs, 2014-06-26, 15:34
- BRA, COL, FRA, GER, NED, CR, ARG, US - MHB (Rakes of Mallow), 2014-06-26, 15:30

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ALG-GER has interesting World Cup historical significance.